Search Issue Tracker

By Design

Votes

0

Found in

2022.3.55f1

6000.0.33f1

6000.1.0b1

Issue ID

UUM-91847

Regression

Yes

Low FPS in the Game View when the Editor window loses focus

--

-

Reproduction steps:
1. Create a new 3D project
2. Enter the Play Mode
3. Enable the “Stats” Overlay in the Game View
4. Unfocus from the Editor window
5. Observe the Game View FPS

Expected result: FPS remain the same as when the Editor window is focused
Actual result: Game View averages around 5 to 10 FPS

Reproducible with: 2022.3.54f1, 2022.3.55f1, 6000.0.33f1, 6000.1.0b1
Not reproducible with: 2021.3.45f1, 2022.3.53f1

Reproducible on: Ubuntu 24.04, Arch Linux (user)
Not reproducible on: No other environments tested

  1. Resolution Note:

    After investigating, this is by design. Recently, there was a change to make the Editor throttle when the app is deactivated, even if the game is running. This is to conserve resources for other activities on the computer.

    This change also was to make the behavior standard with macOS and Windows which drop frame rates even more than on Linux with this update.

    There is no setting to reduce the throttling in the Editor, but if you need the game to run at full speed in the background for whatever reason, you can build a standalone player and run that way unhindered.

Add comment

Log in to post comment

All about bugs

View bugs we have successfully reproduced, and vote for the bugs you want to see fixed most urgently.